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It never did. Before AI people did webslop in node.js, before that people were slopping in Java. AI changes surprisingly little.

It's not clear, based on personal experience, how long - if it all - the software development field will value devs who actually enjoy the work. Most people I know are producing mostly AI work and there's an obvious skill decline that's resulted from it. 1/?

I get paid to write it if you can believe that.

Who's enjoying #c2 notes1 followerenter to follow in 2026? I'm back after ~14 years away (some sporadic once-in-a-while use in there) and I'm finding it better than ever, a smoother development experience and clearer code than pretty much every language out there, except for maybe #odin1 note1 followerenter to follow.

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I do way better going out and writing on pa[er first.

Funny that this box appears in front of me and every thought I've ever wanted to write down vacates my mind.

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Textboard lasted for years and I think it only went away because the admin got bored.

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Having a little difficulty seeing how long this service will exist. People are terrible. Sooner or later it will be found and ruined.